Phineas, Ferb and you!

In their live show, characters getthe audience involved.

Updated 4:19 pm, Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Phineas (left) and Ferb try out their ideamashup machine in "Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever!"

Phineas (left) and Ferb try out their ideamashup machine in "Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever!"

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Nicholas Bouthillette portrays Ferb in the "Phineas and Ferb" live show

Nicholas Bouthillette portrays Ferb in the "Phineas and Ferb" live show

Photo: Courtesy Feld Entertainment

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“Mom! Phineas and Ferb are doing a live show!”

Tattling older sister Candace can't stop Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb from bringing all their friends and an idea for a new invention to the Lila Cockrell Theatre on Friday in “Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever!”

It's the last day of summer vacation and Phineas and Ferb want to put on a great show, so they invent a mash-up machine to combine all of their friends' fun ideas.

“Everything is interactive,” said Nicholas Bouthillette, who plays Ferb. “We shoot marshmallows and giant inflatable golf balls into the audience. Agent P runs through the audience at the beginning, and some lucky fans are pulled up to dance with us on stage.”

The goal is to keep the live show from being two-dimensional like the animated series, Bouthillette said. His favorite moment also seems to be the audience's.

“Ferb has an idea to create a backyard beach,” he said. “He busts into a reggae dance number with umbrellas, coconuts, limbo and everything. It's an unexpected moment, and the crowd goes nuts for it.

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“He doesn't talk much, but when he does, Ferb has ingenious things to say.”

On the other hand, some things never change. Candace tries to bust the kids, Dr. Doofenshmirtz hatches an evil plan, and Perry the platypus becomes Agent P to save the day.

The animated series was created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh. The pair wanted to make a show that used the same type of comedic timing and pop culture references as “Family Guy” (on which Povenmire worked) but did not exclude younger viewers. As a result, “Phineas and Ferb” attracts an audience of all ages. That is also true of the live show.